New textbooks at all levels of chemistry appear with great regularity. Our goal, in this series, is to pinpoint areas of chemistry where recent progress has outpaced what is covered in any available textbooks, and then seek out and persuade experts in these fields to produce relatively concise but instrucĀ tive introductions to their fields.
The third edition of this classic guide to protein purification updates methods, principles and references. As in the widely-acclaimed earlier editions, Scopes guides both the novice and the experienced researcher from theory to application. Using the book, the reader is able to integrate methods effectively into optimum protocols for the task at hand. Reviews of earlier editions of Protein Purification described it as "good practical advice that is presented in a pleasantly readable form" (Analytical Biochemistry), "well organized and written clearly" (American Scientist), and "should be on every laboratory shelf where protein are being handled or purified...a feast and a genuine pleasure to read" (Nature).